CABLE BRIDGES HA NOI AREA NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000300060012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 24, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
CABLE BRIDGES
HA NOI AREA
NORTH VIETNAM
ATTACHVENT TO L-1616
24 AUGUST 1966
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A CABLE BRIDGE AND A POSSIBLE CABLE
BRIDGE IN THE HA NOI AREA OF NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THE CABLE BRIDGE IS LOCATED FIVE NM WEST OF HA NOI AT 2102N 10545E
(UTM WJ792261). THE POSSIBLE CABLE BRIDGE IS LOCATED 300 YARDS SOUTH
OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BRIDGE AT 2101N 10545E (UTM WJ792256).
3. REMARKS:
THE COMPARISON OF DAY AND NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
OF THE XOM CA TRANG HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE RAO CAI (RIVER) IN NORTH
VIETNAM REVEALED THE USE BY THE NORTH VIETNAMESE OF A DECEPTIVE TECHNIQUE
WHEREBY AN APPARENTLY UNSERVICEABLE BRIDGE WAS MADE SERVICEABLE BY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF CABLES AND REMOVABLE SECTIONS OF BRIDGE DECKING.
4. MISSION READOUT:
10545E ACROSS THE SONG NHUE GIANG (CANAL) CONSISTING OF TWO TAUT CABLES.
DECKING IS IN PLACE ADJACENT TO THE WESTERN BANK. ABANDONED ANCHORAGE
CONSTRUCTION IS OBSERVED JUST SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE ON THE EAST BANK.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
NGA review(s)
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ATTACHMENT TO L-1616
24 AUGUST 1966
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ALSO NOTED ARE TWO TRUCKS, A GAZ-51/63 AND A ZIL-157, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY
NORTH OF THE WESTERN APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE.
A POSSIBLE VEHICULAR CABLE BRIDGE IS LOCATED 300 YARDS SOUTH OF THE
FIRST CABLE BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE HAS COMPLETE DECKING, HOWEVER, CABLES
ARE NOT VISIBLE. A ZIL-130 TRUCK IS OBSERVED JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE. ALSO NOTED IS OPEN POL DRUM STORAGE LOCATED 200
YARDS SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE.
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEET 6174 II.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
Approved For Release 2006/02/27: CIA-RDP79.-80 fflW?At60012-2
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